Prince Alwaleed signs deal to build world’s tallest tower

Posted by: Taleb Amer Wednesday, 3 August 2011 10:49 AM[UAE] - Jordan

With all the respect for the Saudi system, lets women's rights to drive a car, then give the freedom for people to vote for a an parliment, them improve the medical sector, the water system, the education system, the open free market system, then & then.

This is not considered critical of the system and/or the government, Its considered for the ruling class to look into.

I have a feeling that the above will not be considered as sincere advice, but will be considered negative points.

with our love to the Kingdom, eventhought I am not Saudi but Arab/Muslim

Posted by: Hakim Wednesday, 3 August 2011 10:48 AM[UAE] - UAE

$1.2bn is a big money, just imagine with me, what else we can do with this amount of money, how many hungry people in Africa will eat good food like us, how many cities we can build, or laboratory to find a medicine for disease, and so many ideas.

Posted by: Jon Wednesday, 3 August 2011 10:46 AM[UAE] - UK

Yawn. Who cares? Who's even going to live in it? It will be an empty white elephant. Just look at the Burj Khalifa for proof of that. The rest of the world moved onto substance over style a long time ago.

Posted by: Sridhar Kadambi Wednesday, 3 August 2011 10:46 AM[UAE] - Canada

Everything has to be "biggest, largest and the best" in Saudi Arabia. That country has some of the largest and thirstiest American cars that any country outside of North America has. It has some of the worst-designed massive halls and reception areas for government buildings anywhere in the world, and these areas consume enough money (energy) per day to air-condition them that could feed a smallish poor nation's hungry children for a month. No, it is certainly not funny, but that seems to be the fact. Texas used to hold the mantle for "everything is large or big in Tex....." but now for the past couple of decades this oil-rich and pompous kingdom seems to want that title. Let's wish them luck and hope it continues... And it will as long as the oil holds out, and who knows, there are rumours that they have unexplored Gold reserves worth much more than the Oil Reserves!! Like they say, "Maafi mushkila!!"

Posted by: m j Wednesday, 3 August 2011 10:43 AM[UAE] - UAE

I cant wait to see the faces of all those female tourists when they are told that the abaya is compulsory in Saudia Arabia. I guess we ordinary folks will never understand the true meaning of having the longest piece of connected metal out there.